By Emily Stevens A Stranger’s Advice Changed My Parenting: “Raise Them with as Little as Possible.”
A month ago, I felt called to give my kids a more boring childhood. No, I’m not punishing them. No,…
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper Our Kids Lost Friends Too When Our Friendship Ended
There are so many different types of losses and grief that we all experience in our lives. The grief of losing…
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By Christen McKey The Petrified-Squished-Spider Stage of Motherhood
There is a squished spider corpse dangling from the inside of my car windshield. I don’t know how long it…
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A Mother Prays for Her Children When No One Else Is Watching
My worst fear had been realized. When I heard his feet hit the floor and his door open, I knew…
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10 Things Your Child’s Therapist Wishes You Knew
As a parent, you want the best for your child and seeking therapy for them is a courageous and loving…
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By Elizabeth Neal Dear Daughter, This Is What I Hope for You
My darling daughter, Every mother wants to hand her daughter the world—not as it stands, but something better, something more…
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Being Welcomed As a Stepmom Can Take Time: 8 Things To Remember
Becoming a stepparent actually doesn’t happen in one day or the day you say, “I do.” It takes time. Stepparenting…
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By Sarah Nichols Sometimes All You Can Do Is Move the Furniture
I didn’t realize I was a person who struggled with change until I became a parent. I enter each new…
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By Laura Bailey Daughter, You are So Much More than a Number
“I just can’t sleep!” With red-rimmed eyes, tears still staining her cheeks, my 9-year-old daughter defeatedly shared, “No matter what…
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“Is This the Mother I Want to Be?” Learning to Handle Difficult Emotions in Motherhood
Looking up from my neat pile of clothing and surveying the once Mt. Everest of clean clothing that was now…
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To My Child with Autism, I Hope I Can Be Enough for You
My toddler was clinically diagnosed with autism. How do I feel about this new diagnosis? He has always been enough.…
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Thank You to the Therapists Who Impact Little Lives
As I sat watching this little girl practice kicking a ball in front of our house, it suddenly occurred to…
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